Common Name: Purple Coneflower
Latin Name: Echinacea purpurea
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
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Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea
Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Echinacea
species: purpurea
Origin:
Size: 0 (min) to 0 (max)
Size Description:
Notes:
Growth habit: Upright and clump-forming
Foliage: The alternate leaves are ovate to broadly lanceolate, serrated, pubescent and nearly sessile at the top of the stems. Leaves are 4 to 8 inches long.
Flowers: Inflorescences consist of brownish-purple ray flowers and pink disk flowers. Flowers are produced from June through October.
Culture: Full sun, best in well-drained soil but tolerates drought. Colors are brighter if grown in light shade during the summer.
Pests and problems: Leaf spots
Uses: Perennial border, cut flower
Propagation: Seed (not true-to-type), division, root cuttings
Notes courtesy of Sue Trusty.
Characteristics:
| Full Sun Tolerance: | Performs Well | See other plants that like full sun. | |
| Part Shade Tolerance: | Good Performance | See other plants that like part shade. |
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Plant Images and Specimens
Location: University of Cincinnati 2600 Clifton Ave Cincinnati OH
Specimen: 104
Specimen: 104
Echinaceae purpurea
Location: Zimmer Roof
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Early July 2008
Echinaceae purpurea
Location: Zimmer Roof
Age: 2008
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: Early July 2008
Location: Kew Gardens Richmond Surrey (London, England) TW9 3AB [Latitude: 51.480400000000000 Longitude: -0.289579987525940] Specimen: 758
Echinaceae at Kew Gardens
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: September 2011
Echinaceae at Kew Gardens
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens Kew
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: September 2011
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Location: Village of Moscow, Ohio Water St Moscow OH [Latitude: 38.856791033333300 Longitude: -84.226778783333300] Specimen: 1891
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden 1 Brookside Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom CB2 1JE [Latitude: 52.194334766666700 Longitude: 0.129884333333333] Specimen: 1944
Bressingham Hybrid
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
Bressingham Hybrid
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Photo Credit: Brandan Jones
Season: August 2012
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Location: Spring Grove Ave. between Beech and Vine 5304 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 59.328190933333300 Longitude: 18.070714866666700] Specimen: 3230
Location: Spring Grove Ave. between Beech and Vine 5304 Spring Grove Avenue Cincinnati OH [Latitude: 55.674262733333300 Longitude: 12.568559916666700] Specimen: 3298
Location: Copenhagen Botanic Garden Copenhagen Denmark [Latitude: 55.687190950000000 Longitude: 12.572596550000000] Specimen: 3394
Location: Central London Hyde Park and Regents Park London, United Kingdom [Latitude: 51.527829700000000 Longitude: -0.152868083333333] Specimen: 3593
Location: Central London Hyde Park and Regents Park London, United Kingdom [Latitude: 51.507599166666700 Longitude: -0.164911183333333] Specimen: 3616
Location: Copenhagen Botanic Garden Copenhagen Denmark [Latitude: 55.674262733333300 Longitude: 12.568559916666700] Specimen: 4979
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The Highline, June 2017
Location: World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York
The Highline, June 2017
Location: World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York
Location: World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York [Latitude: 40.751698050000000 Longitude: -74.001955760000000] Specimen: 10704
The Highline, June 2017
Location: World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York
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Location: World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York
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battery Park June 2017
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Rush University medical center, July 2017
Location: chicago
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Location: chicago
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Rush University medical center, July 2017
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August 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria
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July 2018
Location: Coney Island Moonlight Gardens 6201 Kellogg Ave.
July 2018
Location: Coney Island Moonlight Gardens 6201 Kellogg Ave.
July 2018
Location: Coney Island Moonlight Gardens 6201 Kellogg Ave.
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens Halifax Nova Scotia [Latitude: 44.642095400000000 Longitude: -63.581969800000000] Specimen: 12038
August 2019
Location: Halifax Public Gardens, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax Public Gardens
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August 2019
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August 2020
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